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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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